Paris: Mbappé and Benzema, who should strengthen the partnership and lead the attack, have come out due to injury, which has doubled the worries in the French field. Midfield movers like Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante and defender Prisnel Kimpempe are already out of the squad. Manchester United’s Rafael Varane is also struggling with injury. Christopher Nkunku’s injury was confirmed to be serious as the team were leaving for Qatar today. He was injured during training on Tuesday.
Nkunku, 25, is the current Bundesliga top scorer with 12 goals in 15 games for German side Leipzig.
Nkunku started playing in PSG’s academy and started playing professional football in 2015. The player who started for PSG was a prominent presence in winning the Ligue One title three times. He arrived in Leipzig in 2019. He was selected as a Bundesliga player last season. He was rumored to be joining Premier League club Chelsea this season but the club have demanded a huge fee to stall the transfer.
He arrived in the national team for the first time last March.
